Daniel Luzer

On Sunday the Louisiana State Legislature approved a bill giving public colleges and universities “greater flexibility” to raise tuition. According to an article by Jordan Blum in the Baton Rouge Advocate: The La GRAD Act that allows colleges to increase tuition by up to 10 percent this fall won final legislative approval late Sunday by […]

Back in April, the College Guide totally ridiculed Loyola Law School for raising the grades of all its graduates one level retroactively (so an A- became an A, etc.) in response to the fact that its graduates were having trouble finding jobs. A more effective, and only slightly more dishonest, tactic would have perhaps been […]

In several states, legislatures are attempting to deal with the increased demand for college, not to mention the demand for education for many jobs, by converting community colleges into four-year schools. Later this month Michigan will vote on legislation to allow Michigan community colleges to grant four-year degrees. Not so fast. According to an editorial […]

Talking heads are “pondering the future of higher education.” According to an article by Karin Fischer and Ian Wilhelm in the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The American model is beginning to creak and groan, and it may not be the model the rest of the world wants to emulate,” said James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus […]

Yesterday five lawmakers asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the quality of for-profit colleges as well as how much of for-profit revenue comes from federal government money. According to the press release issued by the House Committee on Education and Labor: Currently, for-profit colleges account for less than ten percent of […]

Back when North Carolina was flush, the state agreed to major construction at several campuses of the University of North Carolina system. Well the buildings are still going up, but the schools may not be able to use them. According to an article by Benjamin Niolet, Eric Ferreri, and Jay Price in the the Raleigh […]

In the interest of full accuracy it’s time to point out that it’s not just disturbed Harvard applicants who tell gigantic lies for college. According to an article by Vimal Patel in the Bryan-College Station Eagle: Texas A&M’s No. 3 administrator presented himself as a warrior-scholar: A former Navy SEAL with a doctorate from Tufts […]

Many graduating high school seniors, despite high grades, have decided to forgo traditional college. In order to save money, they’re going to local community colleges. According to an article by George Basler in the Ithaca Journal: Alex Dougherty considered Binghamton University his dream college all the way through his four years at Union-Endicott High School. […]

As pretty much everyone knows by now, it’s hard for college graduates to get job offers in today’s economy. This means, according to an article by Jenna Johnson in the Washington Post, that they’ll pretty much do anything: Instead of debating salaries and benefits, many students set their sights on simply getting a job. They […]

Changing racial demographics may require colleges to tackle new issues. According to an article by Joyce Jones in Diverse Issues in Higher Education: While discussing the enormous demographic shift that the country is experiencing, people often refer to the year 2042 when the U.S. will be a majority-minority country. In essence, much of that change […]